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English: Memorial to Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt Thousands of motorists drive past this monument every day without ever seeing it. Set 15m back from the road between South and Mid Holmwood on the western verge of the A24 no footpaths lead to it. Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt Alfred_Gwynne_Vanderbilt was lost in the sinking of the RMS Lusitana RMS_Lusitania (designated an armed merchantman by Jane's Book of Ships), by U-20, a German U-boat. Although unable to swim he gave up his life jacket to a woman with a young child.
The inscription reads: "In Memory of Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt a gallant gentleman and a fine sportsman who perished in the Lusitania May 7th 1915. This stone is erected on his favourite road by a few of his British coaching friends and admirers" I can't help but wonder what he would think of the road today. |
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| Author | Andy Potter |
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| current | 22:40, 6 September 2017 | | 2,560 × 1,920 (3.86 MB) | Geograph Update Bot (talk | contribs) | Higher-resolution version from Geograph. |
| 23:12, 24 March 2009 |  | 640 × 480 (127 KB) | Katherinesdad (talk | contribs) | {{Information |Description={{en|1=Memorial to Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt A memorial on the A24 London to Worthing Road in Holmwood, just south of Dorking. The inscription reads, "In Memory of Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt a gallant gentleman and a fine sportsman |
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